Government of Schwartzistan · Vellmar · Established 9 March 1811 · The 215th year of the war

The War Ministry We hold the Reed Line, keep the rolls and honour the fallen.

The Front-Line Report · 23 September 2026

From the War Ministry, for broadcast at the close of the evening bulletin:
"The front line is at the Reed Line. No change."

Issued daily since 1926 · Front line: 12 km · Movement in the year: 0 m

The Line: latest situation Join the Marsh Regiments

19,707Names on the rolls since 1811

16This year

178Named actions

6Marsh Regiments

1,174Decorations on the rolls

189Conscripts this year

News

The current front line

The front line as at 23 September 2026. The Reed Line, a causeway of twelve kilometres from the Marschau garrison into the Eastern Marshes, is the front. Positions are those of the Ministry's action reports. No change.

Operations on the Line

Command

Minister of War

Jurgen Brenn

Since 4 March 2021

Commander of the Line

Tim Palel

Since 4 February 2023. The Commander holds the causeway and reports to the Minister each evening.

Regiment	Colonel	Since
The 1st Marsh Regiment	Tim Braktalel	2020
The 2nd Marsh Regiment	Theo Mandlind	2021
The 3rd Marsh Regiment	Lukas Hockek	2025
The 4th Marsh Regiment	Jonas Voss	2025
The 5th Marsh Regiment	Jurgen Tonnholt	2017
The 6th (Reserve) Marsh Regiment	Dieter Ostrand	2025

The Marsh Regiments

The 1st Marsh Regiment

Raised: 12 March 1811 at Marschau
Actions: 52
On the rolls: 6,020
Decorated: 371

The 2nd Marsh Regiment

Raised: 1 April 1812 at Ostrabruck
Actions: 50
On the rolls: 5,891
Decorated: 344

The 3rd Marsh Regiment

Raised: 1 January 1830 at Kessel
Actions: 27
On the rolls: 3,780
Decorated: 215

The 4th Marsh Regiment

Raised: 1 June 1861 at Hollstadt
Actions: 25
On the rolls: 2,245
Decorated: 137

The 5th Marsh Regiment

Raised: 1 March 1899 at Tarnmund
Actions: 15
On the rolls: 1,201
Decorated: 72

The 6th (Reserve) Marsh Regiment

Raised: 1 September 1940 at Vellmar
Actions: 9
On the rolls: 570
Decorated: 35

Careers

Hold the line.

Serve two years with the Marsh Regiments: on the causeway, at the signal lanterns or with the boats. Service is from 18 to 40, and volunteers are welcome.

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Recent actions

23 February 2026. The Winter Action at Fog Corner. The 5th Marsh Regiment engages enemy movement in the reeds through the night and holds the line. The front is unchanged. The 5th Marsh Regiment. Names on the roll: 8. Report.
3 October 2025. The Autumn Action at the Salt Reach. The 6th (Reserve) Marsh Regiment engages enemy movement in the reeds through the night and holds the line. The front is unchanged. The 6th (Reserve) Marsh Regiment. Names on the roll: 8. Report.
26 September 2021. The Autumn Action at the Drowned Wood. The 4th Marsh Regiment engages enemy movement in the reeds through the night and holds the line. The front is unchanged. The 4th Marsh Regiment. Names on the roll: 9. Report.
16 March 2019. The Spring Action at Crow Island. The 1st Marsh Regiment engages enemy movement in the reeds through the night and holds the line. The front is unchanged. The 1st Marsh Regiment. Names on the roll: 8. Report.
17 June 2016. The Summer Action at the Third Stake. The 3rd Marsh Regiment engages enemy movement in the reeds through the night and holds the line. The front is unchanged. The 3rd Marsh Regiment. Names on the roll: 2. Report.
22 April 2016. The Spring Action at the Far Stakes. The 6th (Reserve) Marsh Regiment engages enemy movement in the reeds through the night and holds the line. The front is unchanged. The 6th (Reserve) Marsh Regiment. Names on the roll: 8. Report.
10 April 2012. The Spring Action at the Far Stakes. The 2nd Marsh Regiment engages enemy movement in the reeds through the night and holds the line. The front is unchanged. The 2nd Marsh Regiment. Names on the roll: 9. Report.
2 October 2005. The Autumn Action at the Sunk Causeway. The 5th Marsh Regiment engages enemy movement in the reeds through the night and holds the line. The front is unchanged. The 5th Marsh Regiment. Names on the roll: 9. Report.

Casualties since 1811

Decade	Names	Decorated
1810s	2,386	147
1820s	1,592	108
1830s	1,654	105
1840s	1,807	94
1850s	1,632	94
1860s	1,134	61
1870s	1,101	78
1880s	1,142	76
1890s	1,145	68
1900s	763	38
1910s	729	45
1920s	757	41
1930s	719	53
1940s	711	40
1950s	394	17
1960s	414	22
1970s	417	22
1980s	415	25
1990s	215	9
2000s	214	11
2010s	211	13
2020s	155	7
Since 1811	19,707	1,174

The casualty rolls, by year

The roll for each year as the Ministry published it. The figure is the number of names.

1810s1811 266 1812 417 1813 258 1814 249 1815 234 1816 231 1817 249 1818 240 1819 242

1820s1820 154 1821 168 1822 161 1823 154 1824 156 1825 152 1826 154 1827 157 1828 161 1829 175

1830s1830 147 1831 190 1832 163 1833 190 1834 150 1835 142 1836 167 1837 156 1838 165 1839 184

1840s1840 154 1841 157 1842 167 1843 167 1844 176 1845 347 1847 308 1848 161 1849 170

1850s1850 182 1851 152 1852 167 1853 167 1854 144 1855 161 1856 145 1857 178 1858 160 1859 176

1860s1860 110 1861 123 1862 117 1863 111 1864 119 1865 92 1866 104 1867 118 1868 137 1869 103

1870s1870 112 1871 99 1872 126 1873 121 1874 103 1875 106 1876 104 1877 99 1878 110 1879 121

1880s1880 121 1881 117 1882 102 1883 104 1884 109 1885 133 1886 117 1887 122 1888 114 1889 103

1890s1890 118 1891 109 1892 120 1893 101 1894 111 1895 106 1896 124 1897 127 1898 113 1899 116

1900s1900 69 1901 68 1902 79 1903 69 1904 75 1905 82 1906 68 1907 77 1908 93 1909 83

1910s1910 76 1911 79 1912 63 1913 84 1914 68 1915 68 1916 79 1917 72 1918 68 1919 72

1920s1920 81 1921 89 1922 68 1923 71 1924 74 1925 77 1926 71 1927 74 1928 83 1929 69

1930s1930 68 1931 78 1932 76 1933 71 1934 67 1935 82 1936 63 1937 71 1938 70 1939 73

1940s1940 70 1941 68 1942 63 1943 72 1944 83 1945 71 1946 73 1947 81 1948 58 1949 72

1950s1950 40 1951 37 1952 34 1953 40 1954 43 1955 49 1956 40 1957 36 1958 43 1959 32

1960s1960 38 1961 31 1962 44 1963 39 1964 43 1965 45 1966 37 1967 43 1968 53 1969 41

1970s1970 36 1971 31 1972 55 1973 50 1974 36 1975 48 1976 42 1977 41 1978 36 1979 42

1980s1980 51 1981 50 1982 44 1983 51 1984 35 1985 29 1986 35 1987 32 1988 35 1989 53

1990s1990 21 1991 16 1992 23 1993 24 1994 22 1995 20 1996 28 1997 24 1998 19 1999 18

2000s2000 19 2001 20 2002 22 2003 23 2004 22 2005 26 2006 16 2007 28 2008 17 2009 21

2010s2010 22 2011 21 2012 19 2013 16 2014 26 2015 26 2016 24 2017 12 2018 25 2019 20

2020s2020 23 2021 19 2022 34 2023 24 2024 18 2025 21 2026 16

Orders and medals

The Ministry maintains three orders: the Order of the Reed, the Star of the Wardens and the Line Medal. 1,174 decorations stand on the casualty rolls and 214 citations have been gazetted to serving men. The orders and the recent citations.

The War Appropriation

The Annual War Appropriation for 2026, 283,070,423 marka, passes the Assembly 63 to 0, the first business of the session. Report. The budget of 2026.